Definition Of Risk Safety
When we refer to risk in relation to occupational safety and health the most commonly used definition is risk is the likelihood that a person may be harmed or suffers adverse health effects if exposed to a hazard.
Definition of risk safety. Although these risks are noted seperately they are considered in conjunction to each other. A health and safety risk within the context of occupational health relates to an assessment of hazards that can lead to the harm injury death or illness of a worker in a determined workplace. It encompasses thorough examination of the entire work environment processes and equipment to determine any hazard to the health of the employees in the short or long term and implementing remedies. A hazard is a source or a situation with the potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill health damage to property damage to the environment or a combination of these.
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